{"product_id":"el-anatsui-when-i-last-wrote-to-you-about-africa-9780945802563","title":"El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eEl Anatsu began his artistic career as a young artist in Ghana  where he built sculpture primarily from wood. He has continued to use wood throughout his practice  particularly during his early years as lecturer of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Nigeria  Nsukka. As his art grew  so too did the range of his materials. Over three decades he has incorporated found metal and other media  infusing the work with references to personal  cultural  and global histories. At the Venice Biennale in 2007 El Anatsui stunned the world with two monumental sculptures made from thousands of liquor-bottle tops stretched between columns.  This career retrospective includes a selection of the artists most important objects  including ceramic  wood  and metal pieces as well as rare paintings  prints  and drawings that complement his sculpture. This is the most comprehensive examination of Anatsuis work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646779056181,"sku":"ByrdShop_0945802560","price":70.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780945802563.jpg?v=1781678374","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/el-anatsui-when-i-last-wrote-to-you-about-africa-9780945802563","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}